ToquiNotes

Posted on November 26, 2022

A few times in this very blog, I have talked about individuals who are responsible for the growth and prosperity the C...

Posted on November 19, 2022

With Thanksgiving approaching, many of our thoughts have turned to the holiday in general and food in particular. It s...

Posted on November 12, 2022

There are 26 years of serving our country before stepping down from that role. Of that total, four years were in activ...

Posted on November 05, 2022

It has probably been at least a year, maybe two since I last saw him. And I knew where to find him as I left the press...

Posted on October 29, 2022

As I have watched, for years now, the Walking Dead series that is about to wrap up, there are times I wonder just how long...

Posted on October 22, 2022

I know a whole lot of people reading this are expecting to see something juicy, perhaps something scandalous. As much...

Posted on October 15, 2022

Sarah and Scott Stuart are like just about any other parents when it comes to their child heading to school. They know...

Posted on October 08, 2022

When it comes to quality restaurants in general and Italian restaurants in particular, I will stack Bridgeport, Clarks...

Posted on September 24, 2022

It may have been a chain. It may not. It may have been open for longer than a decade. It may not ha...

Posted on September 17, 2022

She was giggling. In fact, she was running through a friend’s house as her mother was about to take her home for...

Posted on September 10, 2022

For anyone who has lived in Bridgeport for a long time, they know a trip down Main Street means crossing the railroad...

Posted on September 03, 2022

It may have been more than 60 years ago, but Victor Lee Gabriel remembers it well. And it happened right here in Bridg...

Posted on August 27, 2022

When you write about someone who just happens to be alive and well, the standard mode of operation is to talk to that...

Posted on August 20, 2022

Count yours truly among those who like to see the official entertainment lineup released by the West Virginia Italian...

Posted on August 13, 2022

When a business closes, there is generally nothing to celebrate. Such, for the purposes of this blog, will be the case...

From the Bench: After Nearly 50 Years in...

Back in June of 2018, I wrote about Bridgeport Middle School’s Art Petitto stepping down from the teaching ranks...

Posted by Jeff Toquinto
Time Travel: The "Old" Bridgeport Dairy ...

Who remembers when the Dairy Queen was located on the opposite side of Main Street? This is before it became the Brid...

Posted by Dick Duez
Off the Shelf: Missing Library during Th...

Although the Bridgeport Public Library will be closed for the Thanksgiving holiday beginning on Thursday, November 24t...

Posted by Savanna Draper
ToquiNotes: Recalling Life of Bridgeport...

A few times in this very blog, I have talked about individuals who are responsible for the growth and prosperity the C...

Posted by Jeff Toquinto
The Grapevine: Thanksgiving to Give Way ...

When approaching you friends or neighbors home and the smell of raisins, nuts, orange peel, cinnamon and wine surround...

Posted by Rosalyn Queen
It's Happening: 18th Annual Light Up Nig...

In 2005, a Bridgeport Christmas tradition was born and met with open arms. Community members met at the Benedum Civic...

Posted by Julie Perine
Why Bridgeport? Introduction to an Occas...

Editor's Note: This is the first of several blog that will show up at random intervals on Connect-Bridgeport that are writ...

Posted by Jon Griffith